: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Muslims or the Islamic faith
anti-Muslim rhetoric
… a campaign aimed at stirring up anti-Muslim feelings among the Bosnian Serbs.—
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In a June 2016 op-ed for the New York Times, the Master of None creator and star described how the anti-Muslim rhetoric from politicians has had a tangible effect on him and his family.
—Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
According to Reuters, anti-Arab and anti-Muslim incidents in the U.S. rose by more than 180% in the months following Oct. 7, 2023.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2012, a group of other Christians with anti-Muslim signs, one of them carrying a pig's head on a pole, protested at the Arab International Festival.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Eight years later, Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people in two separate shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, after hereleased a more than 80-page manifesto filled with anti-Muslim, extremist language.
—Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
According to Reuters, anti-Arab and anti-Muslim incidents in the U.S. rose by more than 180% in the months following Oct. 7, 2023.
—Hind Haddad, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2012, a group of other Christians with anti-Muslim signs, one of them carrying a pig's head on a pole, protested at the Arab International Festival.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Eight years later, Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people in two separate shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, after hereleased a more than 80-page manifesto filled with anti-Muslim, extremist language.
—Connor Greene, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Muslim. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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